The Knowledge Leaders International Index is an equal-weighted index that tracks highly innovative companies. The index is designed to capture the Knowledge Effect, the tendency of stocks of highly innovative companies to experience excess returns. The index is constructed of Knowledge Leaders through a proprietary process that measures a company’s investment in its future growth. The model adjusts a company’s financial history to capitalize these investments and reveal the companies with the greatest knowledge intensity. The companies that pass a quantitative Knowledge Leaders screen comprise the index. The index consists of foreign stocks in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs) for mid- and large-cap companies from the developed world, including North America, Europe and Asia, ex United States. The index is a total return index. It rebalances twice a year, in March and September.
Name | ISIN | Number of shares |
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FIRSTSERVICE CORP | CA33767E2024 | 0.012236 |
SEGA SAMMY-ADR | US8157941027 | 0.34587 |
RB GLOBAL INC | CA74935Q1072 | 0.034458 |
FRESENIUS SE & CO KGAA | US35804M1053 | 0.111527 |
ADVANTEST CORP SPON ADR | US00762U2006 | 0.108693 |
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH L ORD | IL0010824113 | 0.011362 |
SPARK NEW -ADR | US84652A1025 | 0.118984 |
UNICHARM CORP | US90460M2044 | 0.229084 |
SANOFI-ADR | US80105N1054 | 0.031427 |
TATE & LYLE PLC | US8765707067 | 0.041728 |
SKF AB-ADR | US7843754042 | 0.087422 |
RICOH CO-ADR | US7656583074 | 0.129562 |
GARMIN LTD | CH0114405324 | 0.015841 |
APTIV PLC | JE00BTDN8H13 | 0.01397 |
DASSAULT SYSTEMES SA-ADR | US2375451083 | 0.045969 |
BURBERRY GRO-ADR | US12082W2044 | 0.052704 |
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA | LU1778762911 | 0.010355 |
TREND MICRO INC/JAPAN | US89486M2061 | 0.025377 |
SANDVIK AB-ADR | US8002122013 | 0.096427 |
GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC | CA3759161035 | 0.037717 |
CSL LTD-SPON ADR | US12637N2045 | 0.016182 |
METHANEX CORPORATION | CA59151K1084 | 0.03721 |
OMRON CORP-ADR | US6821513032 | 0.022564 |
SIEMENS AG-SPONS ADR | US8261975010 | 0.02879 |
TENARIS SA-ADR | US88031M1099 | 0.069532 |
IPSEN SA | US4626292050 | 0.052207 |
KINGFISHER PLC | US4957244035 | 0.297707 |
KUBOTA CORP | US5011732071 | 0.015794 |
TELENOR ASA-ADR | US87944W1053 | 0.082129 |
NOVO-NORDISK A/S-SPONS ADR | US6701002056 | 0.049894 |
MOWI ASA | US6246781081 | 0.060338 |
SMITHS GROUP-ADR | US83238P2039 | 0.072182 |
SINGAP TELEC-ADR | US82929R3049 | 0.067501 |
ADIDAS AG | US00687A1079 | 0.008552 |
HEINEKEN N V | US4230123014 | 0.024494 |
NOVARTIS AG-SPONSORED ADR | US66987V1098 | 0.016621 |
HOYA CORP-ADR | US4432511032 | 0.014599 |
DESCARTES SYS | CA2499061083 | 0.030927 |
BAYER AG-SPONSORED ADR | US0727303028 | 0.075544 |
WOLTERS KLUW-ADR | US9778742059 | 0.0187 |
HUSQVARN-ADR | US4481031015 | 0.089668 |
NICE LTD | US6536561086 | 0.008442 |
CONTINENTAL AG-ADR | US2107712000 | 0.107196 |
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELE-ADR | US6546241059 | 0.049193 |
KOMATSU LTD-ADR | US5004584018 | 0.051212 |
TREASURY WINE-AD | US89465J1097 | 0.114258 |
NESTLE SA-SPONS ADR | US6410694060 | 0.012776 |
STORA ENSO CORP | US86210M1062 | 0.115914 |
FERRARI NV | NL0011585146 | 0.008427 |
LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC | US5500211090 | 0.006344 |
CARLSBERG-B-ADR | US1427952023 | 0.047067 |
WACOAL HOLDINGS CORP | US9300043042 | 0.009495 |
RECKITT BENC-ADR | US7562552049 | 0.089852 |
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD | IL0010811243 | 0.007778 |
DAIICHI SAN-ADR | US23381D1028 | 0.056579 |
TOMRA SYSTEMS ASA | US8899052042 | 0.096011 |
SOLVAY SA - UNSP ADR | US8344374025 | 0.140796 |
COMPUTERSHARE LTD | US20557R1059 | 0.128606 |
GLANBIA PLC | US3767881051 | 0.022016 |
SMC CORP-ADR | US78445W3060 | 0.059278 |
ACCENTURE PLC-CL A | IE00B4BNMY34 | 0.006846 |
ERICSSON TEL-SP ADR | US2948216088 | 0.167538 |
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC -SPON ADR | US83175M2052 | 0.029314 |
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD | IL0010823792 | 0.063275 |
BASF SE | US0552625057 | 0.094062 |
ALCON INC | CH0432492467 | 0.02082 |
MAKITA CORP-ADR | US5608773009 | 0.040435 |
SONIC HEALTHCARE LTD | US83546A2033 | 0.07412 |
MARKS & SPENCER GROUP PLC | US5709121058 | 0.283465 |
ASTRAZENECA PLC-SPONS ADR | US0463531089 | 0.030825 |
ROCHE HOLDINGS LTD-SPONS ADR | US7711951043 | 0.038983 |
CRH PLC | IE0001827041 | 0.04212 |
PARK24 CO-ADR | US7014911025 | 0.053797 |
ICL GROUP LTD | IL0002810146 | 0.304083 |
NIDEC CORP-ADR | US6540901096 | 0.142031 |
KIRIN HOLD-ADR | US4973503067 | 0.057163 |
SUNCOR ENERGY INC | CA8672241079 | 0.046492 |
SAP AG-SPONSORED ADR | US8030542042 | 0.011201 |
COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS PLC | GB00BDCPN049 | 0.026334 |
SHISEIDO | US8248414075 | 0.015022 |
CAE INC | CA1247651088 | 0.048663 |
ICON PLC | IE0005711209 | 0.008059 |
KYOCERA CORP-ADR | US5015562037 | 0.078456 |
QIAGEN NV | NL0015002CX3 | 0.03755 |
OPEN TEXT CORP | CA6837151068 | 0.033261 |
HEINEKEN HOLDING N.V. | US4230081014 | 0.02684 |
TE CONNECTIVITY LTD | IE000IVNQZ81 | 0.014113 |
WHITBREAD PLC | US96342K1007 | 0.119171 |
NXP SEMICONDUCTOR NV | NL0009538784 | 0.012258 |
DANONE SPONSORED ADR (FRANCE | US23636T1007 | 0.083051 |
AKZO NOBEL NV | US0101995035 | 0.047471 |
WIENERBERGER AG | US9676621074 | 0.285 |
ATLASSIAN CORPORATION PLC | US0494681010 | 0.00955 |
ATLAS COP-ADR A | US0492557063 | 0.17249 |
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE-ADR | US3580291066 | 0.039993 |
YAMAHA CORP | US9846271099 | 0.082484 |
MEDTRONIC PLC | IE00BTN1Y115 | 0.012855 |
MERCK KGAA-SPONSORED ADR | US5893392093 | 0.057975 |
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG | US45662N1037 | 0.069083 |
COVESTRO AG | US22304D2071 | 0.055572 |
WEIR GROUP PLC - SPON ADR | US94876Q2057 | 0.147786 |
TDK CORP-ADR | US8723514084 | 0.206392 |
KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE NV | US5004675014 | 0.058348 |
VODAFONE GROUP PLC-SP ADR | US92857W3088 | 0.093106 |
ALLEGION PLC | IE00BFRT3W74 | 0.012761 |